The Emerald of the Night

London, England 1851Briana Valmont needs to find a rich husband fast to restore her family's fortune and care for her mother. Having left London at a young age to avoid prying eyes after her father left the family destitute, Briana returns ten years later to the same bustling streets and curious social gossips. The lies she tells to maintain her family's secret become more difficult as a figure from her father's past seeks revenge. As she reunites with the man who broke her heart, can she maintain her fa ade and bury the flames of passion to find a nice, honorable, and wealthy husband? Cameron Worthington has focused on nothing else but the duties of running his dukedom. After a magical night at his mother's masquerade ball, Cameron cannot help but think of Lady Briana in ways he never thought possible of the girl who followed him around years ago. Can he watch her surrender herself to any dullard with a fortune? Will he be able to forget the pout of her lips or the look of desire in her eyes?